Total Drama: Stardom (SYOC)

by Space Zodiac

With Chris busy filming a different season, Blaineley and Don are tasked to find Total Drama's Next Big Talent. Sixteen contestants will have to act, sing and dance their way to the finale. In a season with love, heartbreak, betrayal and, most importantly, drama, who will emerge victorious and who will fall from fame? Find out in Total! Drama! Stardom! (SYOC CLOSED) (14/16 LEFT)

6. Ep 3: I'm That Legend

Don and Blaineley were seen sitting on their respective seats at the judge's table, giving toothy smiles towards the camera as they started rolling.

"Last time, we saw our sixteen stars compete against each other in an all-star extravagant talent show," Blaineley announced, flourishing a cheeky smile as she did so.

"We saw slick moves, impressive voices and major wipeouts!" Don added, with clips of Van dancing, Drew singing and Rosa knocking herself out playing as he spoke.

"Ultimately, the two of us drafted our teams and formed Team Blainerific-"

"And Team Dontastic!"

"It's a brand new day, which means there will be a brand new challenge," Blaineley explained, flipping her blonde hair forward as she did so.

"With our first ever elimination. Find out who that will be," Don expanded upon, with Blaineley chorussing the next line out with him.

"On Total! Drama! Stardom!"

---

The camera started popping out of different areas, showing brief glimpses of the workroom, the hallway to the bedrooms, and the backstage area. It travelled through the cafeteria, before pausing outside where a tour bus was seen parked just outside the theatre. Cars zoomed past on the busy main road on the side, as a pink limousine pulled up to the theatre.

I can't help it if I make a scene, stepping out of my hot pink limousine.

Johan was seen signing an autograph outside of the theatre. as fans screamed his name in adoration. A chauffeur sped to the door of the limousine and opened the door for Francine. The cello player made her way out of the car, elegantly giving a wink to the camera as she did so.

I'm turning heads and I'm stopping traffic,

The camera rushed its way back into the cafeteria. On the way though, a group of people could be seen surrounding the glass, and as the camera made its way inside the reason why people were crowding was obvious. Drew was seen flexing, calling the attention of all the people who liked men in his direction, while those attracted to women were gasping over the site of Yuki. The ballerina was pirouetting, commanding the attention of the spectators, as they both smirked at each other, seeing who could have the larger crowd.

When I pose, they scream and when I joke, they laugh, I've got a,

The camera zoomed through the hallway, pausing in the workroom for a second. Standing up in front of the couch was Jun, who was seen striking a pose in his newest design. Robin, who was watching, politely clapped, before commenting on the outfit. Jun was seen processing the critique in his mind, before keeling over in. Presumably, the joke Robin had made landed as he joined the fashionista in laughing as well.

Pair of eyes that they're getting lost in, they're hypnotised by the way I'm walking,

Séamus and Quaker were on the opposite side of the workroom, both sharing a vanity together. Sticking his tongue out, Séamus perfected the last swipe of eyeshadow onto Quaker's eyes who was giddy at his new black smokey eye. He leapt out of the chair, before voguing down the workroom for Séamus, as the Eurasian boy's lips upturned into a smile. He ended up also busting out a couple of his own moves, as the two of them strutted and pranced around together.

I've got them dazzled like a stage magician,

The camera continued its journey, visiting the dormitory rooms instead this time. It first went into one of the women's rooms, where Jess was seen alone practising a trick. Laser lights radiated in every direction, bouncing off the walls and her black latex suit, and she spun around letting the lights reflect off her body. She ultimately did get too dizzy and collapsed backwards onto her bed, but was glad to see that her magic trick was looking good so far.

When I point, they look and when I talk they listen, well,

Focussing in on one of the men's rooms next, Ollie and Molly were seen chatting to each other. Molly kept gesturing to an invisible figure next to her, and Ollie awkwardly chuckled in response. He was flashing his eyes between both the girl and the empty spot next to her, while also trying to veer the conversation in a different way.

Everybody needs a friend,

The camera continued its journey just backstage on the main platform where the contestants were to perform. Athena was seen hugging her knees and looking into a photo on her phone, with a picture of a younger-looking girl like herself, and an older man who also resembled her too. The younger girl was bright and cheery which starkly contrasted the man in the picture, and if you were looking carefully, you could almost see a slight frown on the face of the stoic.

And I've got you, and you, and you,

Approaching the girl from the darkness of the room were Rosa and Aerice. The former girl looked like she had just come back from a fight, wearing boxing gloves and a headpiece to protect herself and she gave a goofy smirk towards Athena. Aerice on the other hand had a little more concern on her face and extended her arm to the girl on the ground. Athena rolled her eyes but allowed herself to get hoisted up by the horror writer.

So many I can't even name them, can you blame me, I'm too famous,

Peeking its lens through the curtain, Vanessa and Craig were seen on stage. They seemed to be having a war, as both of them spun tracks with such intensity and speed, giving each other playful glances as they did so. Eventually, Craig lost control of one of his disks as it went flying off the stand and shooting towards the judges' table where it got lodged. He sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, while Van pumped her fist in the air in victory.

Haven't you noticed that I'm a star, I'm coming into view as the world is turning, Haven't you noticed I've made it this far,

Blaineley and Don looked horrified, very concerned by the accident that could have happened if the fickle finger of fate had decided. They both gave a thumbs down as Craig hung his head in shame. The camera went on to show scenes of all the different contestants competing in the game of stardom, with Yuki racing Ollie and Robin rapping down a microphone.

Now everyone can see me burning, Now everyone can see me burning, Now everyone can see me burning.

The camera came to a halt in the workroom, where all sixteen contestants now sat. They could be seen chatting together, as a group of interns placed another gold frame on the wall in between the ones of Blaineley and Don. All that was missing from it was the picture of the one true shining star of the season.

---

Jessica yawned slightly, waking up from her slumber. She glanced across at the bed next to her, to see it was empty, and made already. She sighed, hoping to get the chance to get to know her roommate a little bit better but she shook it off and changed out of her pyjamas. She knew not to let it bother her too much, as at the end of the day, Francine wasn't on her team.

She looked at her appearance in the mirror, giving herself a wink before heading out of her room. She was slightly peckish, and it was about time she had a look at what the cafeteria was like, with her nerves being too bad to properly examine it the prior night.

Wandering in, she saw a couple of people already there, as she spotted Van waving at her to join her. Jess smiled, wandering over to the buffet section and grabbing herself a couple of eggs and a slice of toast before joining Van.

"How'd ya sleep?" Van asked, crunching on an apple and turning to face the girl.

"Surprisingly well. I expected the beds to be a lot more… hard? I guess, but I slept like a baby." Jess replied, looking around the cafeteria.

There was a clear divide amongst the teams, despite the few people who were there. She noticed that Van and she were the only people on their team in the cafeteria, whereas on the other table were a couple of Team Don's members she didn't exactly remember the names of.

The cafeteria itself wasn't much to write home about, and it was pretty much what you'd expect a cafeteria to be. There was an open carvery where people were able to grab whatever they wanted, as well as a hot section as well where one intern was running the whole thing.

"What do you think of our team?" Jess commented, slicing at her eggs. Van chuckled, nodding as she thought about their team members.

"It's a lot of characters. I was expecting as much considering they were lookin' for stars. I haven't had a chance to talk to most of 'em yet though," Van mentioned. The girl herself knew that Ollie and Quaker were big and bright personalities, who were pretty much one and the same. She did find it annoying that the two members she had found herself closest to were not on her team, but Van wasn't about to let that phase her.

Jess nodded. "I know. I only really got to talk to people on the other team yesterday. Them and Jun."

Van nodded once again, taking another bite of her apple. "I'm the same for the most part."

"At least we have each other," Jess said with a giggle, causing Van to join her in laughter.

"I suppose we do. How come you auditioned anyways?"

Jess smiled cheerfully. "My whole family is filled with magicians. I have to keep up the legacy and show off my illusions to the world!"

Van laughed in response, as she took another bite. "I'm in the same boat. I love hosting parties and dancing and all of that stuff, but I'm hoping to launch my career in fashion with the money and fame."

Jess gasped in response. "I didn't know you were into fashion?"

"Is that supposed to be an insult?" Van asked, raising an eyebrow. Jessica's eyes widened in shock and she attempted to splutter out an explanation before Van let out a large laugh shaking her head. "Girl, I'm just playing with you!"

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jessica]

"Our team has a lot of big personalities, and I know it may be hard for me to keep up since I'm a lot more timid than Van or Drew or Jun," Jess said, resting her helmet in her lap. "I do like this team though, and I'm hoping to show off who Mysterio is til' the bitter end!."

*Confessional End*

—

On a separate table from the two girls were Johan and Yuki, both of whom were eating their breakfasts in calm silence. They exchanged the occasional glance, but for the most part, were content with the silence.

"Hey guys," A masculine voice presented, as the man placed his tray on the table next to his two teammates. "Why is the mood so sombre in here?"

"Hello Séamus," Yuki greeted, slightly bowing. Séamus grinned back, feeling awake and ready for the day after the performances from the day before. He was ready to take the new day by storm and see where he'd end up.

"I wouldn't say the mood is sombre," Johan chimed, swirling his spoon around in his cereal.

"The silence is a little depressing," Séamus replied cheerfully.

"I feel as if the silence is comforting and both Johan and I are able to respect that," Yuki responded, causing Séamus to wince slightly.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to disturb," Séamus added, as he slowly succumbed to the silence as well.

Johan looked over at Yuki, who was eating her slice of toast in quiet peace, then back at Séamus who was looking a lot more dejected now after the harsh remark from the ballerina.

"Alright, maybe sombre was the right word," Johan admitted. "We're on the same team here guys, there's no need for drama."

"I beg your pardon?" Yuki said, looking up from her food. "I do not necessarily sense any drama occurring between us. Séamus?"

The boy's head turned up at being called, and he anxiously shook his head in response.

"See. I believe you are mistaken, Johan."

"Knock it off, Yuki," Johan quipped back, rolling his eyes. "Séamus, are you all good?"

Séamus took a deep breath, before shaking himself out of his mood. "Yes, I am. Sorry, I was a little wrapped up in my own head over that comment but I agree. Sometimes silence is comforting."

Johan smirked at his answer. "Doesn't mean we can't still chat."

Yuki sighed, excusing herself from the table leaving the two boys to talk. She deemed the manner of socialisation a little pointless currently when all there was to know each other off of was their talent show performances. She respected both Johan and Séamus as artists, but as individuals, they weren't the crowd she would associate herself with. She swiftly returned to her room (after making sure it was clear of Molly), and decided to do a slight bit of spring cleaning while she waited for today's brief.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"Man, I really let Yuki's words cut a little too deep," Séamus groaned, grasping at his head in frustration. "Never mind that. I'm glad Johan was there to help me lift myself out of that mood."

*Confessional End*

—

Drew, on the other hand, was hoping to get a solid read on his competitors before it came time for the first challenge. With how friendly some of the members seemed, it was certain that the first impression counted. He knocked on the door of Quaker and Jun's door, before allowing himself entrance.

Quaker and Jun were locked in a staring match, as Jun held Quaker's hat in an accusatory stance. Quaker in return was clutching at a bunch of pearl necklaces, and the two boys were locked in a show-down.

"Woah, woah, woah. Boys, what's going on here?" Drew asked, looking at the two of his teammates, examining them from left to right.

"Oh, Drew!" Quaker exclaimed, running up to the lounge singer and faking crocodile tears into his shoulder. "I was just having a look around at these beautiful necklaces of Jun's, and when I asked him where they were from he spat at me and took my hat!"

"WHAT!" Jun yelled in response. "Don't lie, you whore! You were going to steal my pearls!"

"There he goes again!" Quaker cried out, clutching onto Drew for safety.

"I oughta-" Jun responded, throwing down the hat and moving closer to Quaker, but Drew saved the Dancing Duck, by jumping in between them.

"Now guys," Drew called out, causing Quaker and Jun to stare at him, the former with teary eyes. "This is no place for arguing. Why don't you both return the other's belongings and we leave this incident behind us."

"Why, of course!" Quaker responded. "I was just having a look."

Jun grumbled multiple curses under his breath, as he picked the hat up and threw it over to Quaker's bunk. Quaker carefully replaced the necklace onto its stand on Jun's vanity, as the two locked eyes into another death stare.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Quaker]

"I was so close!" Quaker yelled out, crossing his arms with a pout on his face, "But he had to wake up before they could end up in my suitcase. They were the perfect gift for you Rina!"

*Confessional End*

—

"I just came in to see how you two were doing. After all, we were the first three chosen for our team. Your performance was impressive, my dear Quaker," Drew complimented, causing the boy to blush. "May I add it was quite remarkable that you helped that acrobat with his performance?"

"Please, you two are the ones that killed it! Drew, that voice was like so hot. Jun, you really did rival my own dance moves. You really put the slay in slaughter!" Quaker celebrated, already having forgotten the incident that had just occurred.

"There's no fucking slay in slaughter bitch," Jun rebutted, glaring at the dancer. It was unaware if Quaker had heard the man, or had chosen to ignore him which infuriated Jun even more. "And you," Jun continued, glaring at Drew now instead. "You can drop dead," Jun spat out, shoving past the two boys to exit the room.

"Someone's not a morning person," Quaker sang out, bouncing over to their bed and taking a seat. They patted the spot next to them, looking up at Drew. "Now sit! We have GOT to get to know each other."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jun]

"Ugh, this duck!" Jun cursed out, rolling his eyes. "I don't know why he gets on my nerves so much but he's just… he's just… HE'S A FOOL? I can't wait to send this bitch home."

*Confessional End*

—

Meanwhile, in another room that was shrouded with darkness, Craig was still tuning out the rest of the world, still slightly dejected over his performance. It was different when he messed up back at home, at least then he could laugh about it with his buds, but right now, when he was tasked to perform for the whole world to see, he couldn't help but feel ashamed. Especially when it was paired with being the leftover pick for Team Dontastic; Craig was left completely exasperated.

"Hey, uh, Craig?" Van's voice echoed out from next to him. "Are you awake?"

"No, ya boys still sleeping," Craig replied, before realising his error. "Awh damn, I done did gave myself up."

He turned to face the girl but was slightly surprised to see Robin grinning at him instead. I mean, he wasn't blown out of the water with that man being his roommate, but still, it was an uncanny impression.

"I brought ya' some breakfast," Robin chorused, showing Craig a plate with a couple of slices of toast, eggs, bacon, fruit, hash browns, sausages, and so on. "I wasn't sure what ya' liked."

Craig couldn't help but break out a smile at the action, rising out of his bed to accept the plate. "Thanks, ay?"

Robin nodded in response, his grin not faltering. "How're ya' feeling today?"

"I've been better, ya' dig? It's just… I'm just… annoyed." Craig confessed, shaking his head as he tore into a piece of bacon. "At me, at the DJ spin, at everyone for doing so much betta'."

"I know what you mean," Robin admitted. "My performance wasn't flawless, and I know I coulda been smoother with my transitions."

"Still, ya' saw my performance."

Robin nodded slowly, unsure of exactly what to say in order to raise the spirit of his roommate and his friend. He opened his mouth to speak before a knock on the door interrupted him. Robin raised an eyebrow in confusion, as he moved over to the door and opened it up. It was none other than Francine, who gave a quick smile to Robin before storming into the room.

"Up and at them!" She crooned, bustling into the room like a mother. She pulled the curtain drapes wide open, illuminating the room in sunlight as she glanced around cheerfully.

"Ay yo! What gives," Craig groaned out, squinting at the bright room and Francine.

"It's time to rise, and get ready for the day. And put some clothes on!" Francine replied, throwing over Craig's jacket as his head hit his pillow with another groan.

"Mind telling me what's going on, ay?" Robin asked, looking around in confusion.

"A united team is a strong team, and I had a feeling Craig wouldn't be in the best mood this morning," Francine commented knowingly. "My theory was correct."

"Put a sock in it, ay!" Craig bellowed. "Not all of us can strum like you."

"A team is only as strong as its weakest member," Francine remarked, looking around at the messy room with a look of distaste. "Boy is my work cut out for me here."

"You wanna try to say that with less of a bite," Robin asked, looking at Craig before glaring at Francine.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Francine]

"I'm honestly trying to build morale, no malicious intent here," Francine alleged. "I'm telling the truth! I'd quit on the spot if I was in his shoes. NOT THAT HE SHOULD I MEAN, I-"

*Confessional End*

—

"Why are you so mad?" Molly asked Rosa, completely misreading the situation before her.

The two of them were in one corner of the workroom, talking while Ollie, Aerice and Athena looked on at them from the couches. Rosa was still tuning everyone out, but unfortunately for her, Molly was just completely unable to read the room before her.

Rosa glared back at Molly before sighing. "I did the worst that challenge objectively, so sue me if I'm mad about it."

Rosa turned back to the punching bag she had set up while the judges were deliberating last night and delivered another punch at the bag. "If only I could have done that yesterday," She lamented to herself.

"I mean, you weren't the last picked. Our second last. You even got picked before me!" Molly giggled, still not fully understanding the emotions of the other girl.

"I- I mean that's true but-"

"So what! You had one slip-up! At least it came during a non-elimination challenge," Molly continued, causing Rosa to pause for a moment.

It was a perspective she hadn't taken into account yet, and it was a shocking revelation that came from Molly of all people. She was right though, it was just one mistake and it wasn't the end-all-be-all of it. What would end the game for her was if she continued to act like this angry person, pent-up over this one mistake. She grinned to herself, taking this new revelation in her stride.

"Hey Molly, I think yo- WAH!" Rosa yelled as the punching bag came swinging down on top of her. Molly was grasping onto the side of it, and while Rosa was on her self-finding journey, she had taken the chance to swing from the bag since it looked like so much fun.

"Okay, Rosa! Before you get mad, I have to tell you what happened. See, it was Carolyn who was like 'Oh my God, you should like totally use that as a swing' and I was like 'Yeah! It'll be just like the circus!' and-"

"Good like talking yourself out of this one," Carolyn commented, laughing as she witnessed a red crawl upon Rosa's face.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Rosa]

"MOLLY!" Rosa roared, practically foaming at the mouth.

*Confessional End*

—

"What do you think they're talking about?" Aerice asked Ollie and Athena, as they watched Rosa talk to Molly.

"I don't know and I don't care," Athena responded, lounging on the couch as her eyes trailed the room around her.

"Hang on, does it look like Molly's climbing the- Wait, she's swinging from it now!" Ollie commentated, as he watched on perplexed.

Aerice gasped as Molly and the bag went flying off its latch and right on top of Rosa. Ollie stifled a chuckle, and even Athena couldn't control her eyes widening at the incident.

"Guys this isn't funny! She could be seriously hurt," Aerice scolded, looking back at the two members of Team Blainerific precariously.

"I think it's more like Molly who's going to be hurt," Athena quipped as they all watched as Rosa's face grew redder as Molly fumbled out an apology.

"Shouldn't you do something?" Athena asked, directing her question to Ollie. "I mean, they're both on your team."

"No!" Ollie blurted out rather suddenly, drawing both girls' eyes to him. "I mean, it's one of the rules of the circus. Conflicts must be solved between the two it occurred."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

"I did just completely make that up," Ollie giggled, covering his mouth. "But do you blame me! I'd get crushed by Rosa if I tried to intervene."

*Confessional End*

—

"Still, there has to be something we can do to stop them from ripping each other's heads off," Aerice pondered, looking at both of them and trying to figure out some way to separate them completely.

"I know!" Ollie chimed in. "What about a team-building exercise!"

"I'm afraid that'll have to wait, Ollie," Don interrupted, as his voice echoed through the intercom.

"They were listening to me!" Ollie gasped, pretending to faint before bursting into a fit of laughter.

"What don't you get about reality TV," Athena mumbled, rolling her eyes.

"How's this for a team-building exercise?" Blaineley maniacally cheered down the intercom. "It's time for your first mini-challenge! Everyone to the cafeteria!"

The sixteen young adults stood separated into their two teams outside the cafeteria, as the tour bus pulled into view for the first time. It was rather inconspicuous, as some deduced for the safety of the contestants, but it really was unimpressive to see.

"We had to make a budget cost somewhere," Don sheepishly admitted, as he guided the group towards the door.

"And, of course, it had to be the one thing that could actually kill us," Johan grumbled, taking a seat on his team's side of the bus as everyone else filed in.

"Watch it," warned Blaineley, scowling at him. "We could go back to slop for your meals."

Johan raised his hands defensively, causing Craig to snigger slightly from his seat behind him. Francine turned back from next to Johan and gave him a quick wink in return, as the bus trudged along to its location.

---

Led by the two hosts, the sixteen stars in training found themselves located by a cliff face. Those seasoned in Total Drama's history were able to quickly figure out what they would have to do whereas others were less aware of their situations.

"So... Why are we on a cliff?" asked Quaker, staring around his surroundings in confusion.

Séamus opened his mouth to reply, but was swiftly cut off by both Yuki's hand covering his mouth and Blaineley clearing her throat.

"Don't aid our opposition," Yuki warned Séamus, a dangerous tone in her voice as she turned her attention back to the host leaving Séamus a little shaken after the remark.

"Those who may have watched even one episode of this show will know what's going on," Blaineley blatantly remarked, giving sly daggers towards Quaker.

"Those who aren't as well-versed though, it's rather simple," Don mentioned, giving a much more reassuring glance at the stars.

"Your first mini-challenge is to dive off this cliff and land on the target. The winning team will be the team with the most members to dive off."

"In case of a tie?" Francine asked, raising her hand as she did so.

"We will then look at the targets," Don explained. "The team with the most members to actually hit the target will be declared the winner."

"In case of another tie?" Johan questioned, still not fully sold on the idea of this challenge.

"Enough!" Blaineley said shrilly, clapping her hands and narrowing her eyes at Johan. "No more questions, and since you opened your mouth, your team can go first."

Johan rolled his eyes, watching as Francine gathered the rest of their team together for a group huddle.

"Right guys, we need to try and get everyone to jump off the cliff in order to maximise the possibility for an advantage in the main challenge," Francine stated, nodding at everyone.

"Understood," Séamus said, nodding. He broke away from the group, prepared to jump off before peering off the edge of the cliff face. He gulped, with a shaky breath turning back to his team. "Who wants to go first?"

"Pathetic," Athena muttered, running up and diving off the cliff face. Some gasped at the suddenness of the jump, especially with Team Blaineley who were conspiring a ways away from the other team. Drew shamefully handed a five-dollar bill to Ollie who grinned back at him in response.

"I told you she'd jump."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Drew]

"Sue me, I thought that was an easy win," Drew claimed with a pout of his lip.

*Confessional End*

—

Athena gracefully floated down the air, contorting her body as she did so. She landed in the centre of the target in an agile manner, as she looked up to the rest of her team. Aerice whooped in approval, turning to her team.

"Right guys, who's next?" She asked, looking around at the others. Francine examined her allies, before sighing and walking up to the cliff face.

"I guess I will," She muttered, as she took off in a dive as well. As she fell through the air, she let out a high-pitched scream as she did so. She knew that watching it on television was different from actually doing it, but she didn't expect the height to be that frightening. Unfortunately, this would be her downfall, as she plopped outside the target, spluttering up water as she surfaced for hair. She desperately looked around at her surroundings and backed up at her team who stared back at her with fearful eyes.

"SHARK!"

Francine was dumbfounded at what Yuki meant, but the cogs clicked in her mind as she saw a fin gunning straight for her. She let out a scream, rotating her arms to power her way to the beach where Athena was looking with bored eyes.

"That's an unsuccessful jump for my team, but it's still a jump," Blaineley said, smiling for the camera.

"Why are there sharks in the water?" Francine roared up at the host, propelling herself through the water as fast as she could to reach the beach area.

Blaineley laughed, peering down at the rich girl and smiling. "Just trying to stay true to the original challenge."

Francine eventually made it out of the shark's reach, collapsing on the beach in heavy pants. Athena glanced at her but made the choice not to comment as Aerice glanced back around at the other five still on the cliff.

"So… Who feels like going next?" She sheepishly asked, watching Séamus's fear-filled face, and an apprehensive Yuki.

"Dude," Robin said, nudging Craig with his shoulder. "This is your chance for redemption, and I'll be right behind you."

Craig smiled back at Robin, before nodding in affirmation. "Dis' one is for Team Blaineley!" He bellowed, leaping off the cliff in a determined mood. Robin's eyes widened, not expecting it to have worked before chuckling to himself.

"Dis' two is for Team Don!" He joked, following Craig off the cliff in the exact same way he had jumped. Fortunately, just like Craig, both landed in the target ring of the dive portion. However, unfortunately, Robin's impression was a little too impressive as his trajectory met he collided right on top of Craig.

"Ah shit," Craig cursed, feeling the impact of another man landing on him, especially on his back. Robin looked at him with wide, apologetic eyes, but the jump alone had regained part of Craig's confidence. "Don't sweat it, dude." He mentioned putting his arm on Robin's shoulder.

"And with that, my team has two more successful jumpers," Don gloated, looking at the four left up on the cliff. "Let's make it four more."

Aerice glanced at the other three members of her team and sighed. She made her way to the side of the cliff face and took a deep breath in. "You guys better follow me," She said, as she bounced off with a leap.

Unable to control her limbs as she dived, she let out a shrill scream as she fell outside of the circle. Bopping up and down fair air, she watched around, as she realised she was in danger. The menacing fin of a shark started trailing closer towards her, as Francine gasped from the shore.

"What's she waiting for?" Francine asked the rest of her team, watching as the imminent danger approached Aerice.

"Man, I have no clue but she betta' start moving!" Craig answered, equally as alarmed.

The shark rose out of the water, staring down Aerice with a grin on its face. It put a bib on as it pulled out a knife fork and smacked his lips in fierce anticipation Aerice looked down at the water. Suddenly, she whipped around and with a threatening look on her face, she swam up to the shark and leant towards its ear.

"Run."

The shark let out a surprising whimper, as it dove back underwater and bolted away from the scene. An ominous wind followed Aerice as she slowly swam back to shore, giving a shrug towards the others.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Aerice]

Aerice had a notebook in her hand, scribbling down a quick note. "I've always been known as the spooky girl back home, and I ain't afraid of no sharks!"

*Confessional End*

—

The final three left on top of the cliff from Team Dontastic were the three who were talking earlier. Johan glanced at both Séamus and Yuki and peered back down the cliff face.

"Well guys, are we all in this together?" Johan asked, giving a friendly smile back to the two of them.

"I am determined to jump at least," Yuki replied assuredly, and to prove her point took off with a running jump.

She twirled through the air, landing in a graceful swan right into the centre of the target, and resurfaced in her usual poised and perfected manner. She came up for air, seeing the vibrant reds and whites of the target next to her and returned to the rest of her team.

"Yo, you did that so effortlessly!" Robin commended, cheering for her as she made her way to them.

"It wasn't difficult," Yuki simply stated, before narrowing her eyes to the cliff face.

Séamus gulped at the top, glancing towards Johan. "I… I don't know if I can do this."

"Woah, hey! What's the matter?" Johan asked, seeing the already pale boy's face grow even lighter, as Séamus struggled to stay upright.

"I... I can't swim," Séamus answered bashfully, slowly lowering himself to the ground.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"When I was twelve," Séamus explained, his face still slightly sickly. "I was pushed by someone over the top of a bridge and fell into the river below. It was an accident, mind you, and when they realised they jumped in to save me but ever since that day I've been traumatised by swimming and never learned how to."

*Confessional End*

—

"Johan, I really don't think I can do this." Séamus shakily apologised, placing his head into his hands.

Johan glanced down at his team who were waiting, and back over at Séamus. He sighed, tapping Séamus on his shoulder to grab his attention.

"Look, I'll jump down and tell the team what's going on. Don't worry, I'm sure they all won't jump." Johan reassured, before following through with his word.

Johan scrambled through the air, not as graceful as the other dancers on his team. It was good enough, for the lack of a better word, but not safe at all as he barely missed the target. He gasped for air, unaware of where he was as Francine gestured for him to start swimming now, as sharks started circling

"HEY!" Aerice roared from the beach, seeing the shark approaching causing everything to come to a stand-still. "I SAID RUN, DON'T MAKE ME COME BACK THERE!"

The shark that got the brunt of Aerice's scariness instantly gulped, gesturing for the other sharks to follow as Johan swam desperately back to shore.

"Owe… you... one," Johan panted, giving Aerice a high-five.

"Why isn't Séamus jumping?" Yuki said with a scowl, staring back up at the boy on the cliff.

"Can't… swim," Johan explained through breaths, as Yuki shook her head with disapproval.

"That means my team has gotten seven points, with four points for the tiebreaker," Don announced, clapping Blainely on the back. "Let's see you do better."

"Trust me, we will." Blaineley scoffed, grabbing the megaphone from Don. "Team Blainerific, you're up!"

"Okay, we'll need to get organised," Jun said looking towards the team.

"CANNONBALL!" Ollie yelled out, running past and diving straight in. Quaker gleefully laughed and joined him in diving off the cliff.

"THE PLAN!" Jun roared, glaring down the cliff. Van bit back her laugh, as she grabbed Jess's hand and both of them took off in a jump too.

Molly cheered, scrambling onto Rosa's back and throwing her off the cliff as well, leaving Drew and Jun as the only two left on top of the cliff. Drew peered down, seeing Van splashing Quaker in the centre, and Jess and Ollie seeing who could hold their breath longer underwater, all in the centre of the target. Just off to the side, a shark could be seen backing away as Rosa furiously swam after Molly.

Quaker pouted, after getting even more water on him. He dove underwater, grabbing Van's leg and yanking her underneath as well. Van laughed, shaking her wet hair around and whipping it in Quaker's face.

"You really are serving Willow right now," Quaker said with a giggle, also tousling their soaked locks around, shaking them dry. "I whip my hair back and forth!"

"Why am I not surprised the dancing duck dove straight into the water," Van joked, spraying more water at Quaker.

"What can I say? Duck, dip, dive, dodge, dick. I also prefer gay into the water," Quaker rebutted with a wink, splashing right back.

Jess resurfaced with a splutter, as Ollie followed with a grin on his face.

"How can you stay under for so long!" asked Jess in surprise, wiping some water away from her eyes.

"Maybe it's the circus in me!" Ollie confessed, submerging himself back underneath the water, and reappearing behind Jess. "You should see Plotentia, the living mermaid!"

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

Ollie raised a finger to his mind, dripping water onto the confessional floor as he did so. "If I remember correctly, the longest I've seen Plotentia under the water is around three hours. Imagine how many fish you could see if you did that in the ocean!"

*Confessional End*

—

Back on top of the cliff, Drew gave a smug look over to the seething Jun. "Well, if you can't beat them, join them," Drew said with a chuckle, extending his hand for Jun to take. Jun instead scowled at the lounge singer and slapped his hand away and jumped in.

Drew rolled his eyes, following. Both men landed on the target, with Jun staring daggers at Drew, watching as he swam over to Quaker; who practically attempted to drown Van in order to give his undivided attention to him.

Overall Team Blainerific made their round in about two minutes, in comparison to the twenty it almost took the other team. "Told you," Blaineley gloated to Don, who groaned in annoyance. "Team Blainelerific are the winners of this mini-challenge!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever. My team will surely pull this around in the performance," Don said apprehensively, stepping back onto the bus.

---

As the campers were lounged about in the workroom, dry after their cliff dive, tensions were high for a few people. Yuki couldn't even look at Séamus, while Craig gave him a look of pity knowing what his position was like. On the other team, Jun was sitting miffed with an equally agitated Rosa, while the rest of the team were laughing and joking around with each other.

Blaineley and Don made their way into the workroom, eliciting silence from the stars as they observed them with a watchful eye. Blaineley nudged Don harshly, shoving him forward and causing him to stumble.

"Woah, hey!" He grumbled, stopping to clear his throat. "Unfortunately, Team Dontastic, you lost the mini-challenge today. This means that Team Blainerific has won an advantage in this week's performance challenge."

"That's right baby!" Blaineley chimed in, interrupting Don with a stiletto to his foot.

"YOWCH!"

"This week, you will be writing verses to two songs. Legends, a low-key celebratory anthem about how you are a legend, and I'm That Bitch, a rap track all about celebrating who you are and why you are that bitch! You'll have to write your own verses to go with your song, as well as organise choreography for your performance. Think of this as your second introduction to the world."

Ears perked up and eyes widened hearing the challenge for the week. Craig nudged Robin with a grin, while Johan glanced around nervously. Drew let out a wolf whistle (causing the trio of Francine, Quaker and Yuki) to swoon, while Rosa held a determined stoic expression throughout the explanation.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Johan]

"I'm no Trent," Johan said out of nowhere, carefully holding his guitar as he did. "I have never successfully written a cohesive rhyme, let alone a verse! Ay, dios mio."

*Confessional End*

—

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jun]

"I'm on a team with idiots!" Jun ranted, counting off his team members on his hand. "Now you're telling me that I have to organise them up and choreograph a routine with some freaks who can't keep their legs straight without falling unconscious?"

*Confessional End*

—

—

*Confessional Start*

[Molly]

"Mhm. I'm that bitch!" Molly giggled to herself, further proof of Jun's statement.

*Confessional End*

—

"I-"

"Team Blainerific," Blaineley continued, paying no mind to her co-host. "Since you have won the mini challenge, you guys get to choose what track you guys perform. I'll give you a few minutes."

Drew gestured over to the rest of his team to huddle up. "Right guys, I think the other team doesn't have strong rappers so we should capitalise off that."

Jun nodded, although not without giving Drew a cold stare. "That works. I'm not the best rapper so-"

"I'm that bitch!" Molly announced with a cheer, which Don quickly capitalised on with a relieved breath.

"Very well," Don spoke, ignoring a passionate 'No!' from Rosa, and grinning at Jun bonking Molly on the head. "My team will perform Legends, while the other team will perform I'm That Bitch."

Blaineley flipped her blonde hair behind her, a bit miffed by Don's interruption. "Expectations are high, we have an extra special guest judge joining us tonight."

"You may know her as Barbie, Roman or the Queen of Rap," Don expanded upon, causing Quaker and Van to gasp.

"It's non-other than Nicki Minaj!" Blaineley finished, as everyone in the room who had a slight presence on the internet recognised the name immediately.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Quaker]

"Oh my God! Like, oh my God!" Quaker squealed, his whole body shuddering with excitement. "Nicki Minaj is one of my biggest icons! I can't wait to see her up close!"

*Confessional End*

—

—

*Confessional Start*

[Vanessa]

"Nicki Minaj was one of the first people who introduced me to music, and the rap scene. Ain't no better way to get a party started than with Starships!"

*Confessional End*

—

"Get to work!" Blainely commanded, exiting the room with Don limping after her.

---

Team Blaineley were currently sitting around one of the tables in the workroom, each with a piece of paper conceptualising their verse, and an iPod to listen to the track with. Drew let out a sigh of frustration, tossing another scrunched-up piece of paper behind him, which was now an impressive bundle.

"I can't write a rap verse," he spat out, tearing out a page from a notebook. "I'm a singer, I can't do this shit."

"Why don't you just sing?" Quaker asked as he read through his lines again. "Here, I just finished my stuff so I'll give your hunky ass a hand!"

"It's with this line here," Drew complained, shoving the page towards Quaker who examined it carefully.

"I know! What if you like sing about how you're the best, and you already know!"

"Quaker," Drew said, his eyes widening at the realisation. "You may be on to something."

"I always am," they giggled, with a wink.

Rosa groaned, in a similar manner to Drew as she also struggled with writing a verse. Ollie and Jun were in the same boat, but not as vocal about their struggles.

"I'm done too!" Molly exclaimed, slamming her finished product on the table leading to Jess's pencil breaking. Jess sighed, pulling another one out from underneath her top hat. "I'll give my bestie Rosa a hand as an apology for crashing into her."

"NO!" Rosa yelled, slowly inching her seat away from Molly. "I'm fine on my own."

"But you only have a line written!?" Molly questioned as red grew on the cheeks of Rosa. "Not a good one at that. That was Carolyn B-T-Dubs!"

"Put a sock in it," Rosa groaned, slamming her head off the table in agitation.

Van chuckled hearing Molly, as she finished off her verse with Jess. "Jess and I are done now too, so I can help Jun and Jess can help Ollie."

"I'd love that," Ollie mentioned, sticking his tongue out as he fiddled with his lines.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

"Who knew English was so hard!" Ollie said, crossing his arms with a pout. He wasn't able to keep the facade up for long, as he caught sight of himself in the camera's reflection and burst into a fit of laughter.

*Confessional End*

—

"I don't need any help," Jun claimed, glaring at his teammates. Van shook her head as a warning as Quaker bounced over to peer at Jun's sheet.

"Well, inspiration doesn't rhyme with devotion. Says a lot when you thought there was a slay in slaughter," Quaker commented, as they just as quickly bounced back to Drew, who sniggered at Quaker's quick remark, raising his arm up for a high-five.

"I- No- You- QUAKER!" Jun yelled as Jess sighed moving towards Ollie. She watched as Van moved in between Jun and Quaker, attempting to quell the oncoming fight.

"Hey, you doing okay." She asked, noticing a sorrowful expression on the shorter boy's face.

"Huh? Oh, I'm great!" Ollie lied, faking a smile for Jess. "I just don't like it when people argue."

"You and me both," Jess admitted, "I was expecting divas, but still this is a lot."

Ollie nodded slowly, before shaking his head and thrusting his page to Jess. "Is this good?" He asked, his smile beaming as if nothing had happened.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Jessica]

"I'm not sure how to feel," Jess said with a slight hesitation. "Quaker and Jun are at each other's throats, and it seems to really be distressing Ollie. I'm just hoping we can pull it together for the performance."

*Confessional End*

—

---

Team Dontastic were currently on the stage, practising their choreography. Well, they were attempting to at least.

"I really do think-"

"No." Yuki snapped, instantly cutting off Aerice. "We need to be poised and perfected."

"What about starting in a line?" Athena said, bored, as she stretched in her spot.

"And we could add some snapping along to the beat of the music?" Francine added, building upon Athena's suggestion.

"People! This isn't a rehearsal, this is the real deal." Yuki retorted, narrowing her eyes at her team.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Yuki]

Yukicrossed her legs and examined her nails carefully. "Amateurs."

*Confessional End*

—

Francine assessed the situation before her, watching as Athena and Aerice practised a couple of twirls and Yuki snapped at them. She sighed moving closer to them.

"Okay, none of us want to go home first right?" She asked, looking at the other girls. They all nodded, not quite understanding what Francine meant. "We need to organise ourselves, or else that's a genuine possibility."

Aerice sighed and nodded in response. "She's right. We can't fight about this, we need to come together."

Yuki crossed her arms in a huff. "I suppose I can simplify the moves to make sure we can all do it. It's unfair to expect you all to keep up with my rigid ballet moves."

Johan rolled his eyes, watching the girls argue as he nudged Séamus. "Hey, you danced really well last time. What's your opinion."

Séamus sighed. "I don't really have one. I'm still sort of embarrassed about the cliff dive."

"Dude," Johan said, in an attempt to reassure Séamus. "It could've happened to any one of us. I'm already dreading writing this verse."

Séamus looked towards the girls, seeing Yuki whip them into a straight line and contort their legs into different positions, wincing at the sight.

"Still, I can help but fill guilty. Maybe we'd have done better with the rap verse," Séamus, added, gesturing to Robin and Craig beatboxing behind them.

"With people like Yuki and Francine on this team, I think anyone who chose rap for us would have been crucified."

"Man," Craig commented, walking up to the two other boys with Robin behind him. "She's really taking dis shit to the next level, ay?"

The guys watched as Yuki snapped at Aerice's legs to point them straighter and force Athena's arms into a sharp position. Craig winced watching Yuki strike at Francine's back to straighten her posture.

"I'm kinda scared of the girls on this team," Robin added, with a nervous laugh, with Athena making direct eye contact with him causing him to shiver.

"YOU FOUR," Yuki yelled, pointing her accusatory finger towards the boys. "GET IN LINE."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Aerice]

Aerice rubbed at her legs, wincing at the pain from the training. "Yuki is taking this whole thing a little too seriously. She better hope this choreography pays off."

*Confessional End*

—

---

Team Blainerific were next up on the stage, and they were having a heated discussion about who should lead the choreography. More accurately, it was yet again an argument between Jun and Quaker.

"I was the first chosen for this team!" Jun challenged, stomping his foot aggressively on the floor. "I should take charge."

"I mean you could," Quaker said, twirling their hair around their finger. "But I don't think you'd be good at it."

"I'm going to strangle-"

"Hey, Jun!" Van called over, whispering something into his ear. "I'm sure you're able to learn the choreography fast enough and have time to spare," she added, after letting him know of her plan.

"I refuse to listen to Quaker," Jun said, glaring at them as they laughed along to something Ollie had said, watching as Drew mentioned to Jess.

"I'll keep him in check," Van said, placing her hand on his shoulder. "Just trust me."

"Stay away from me," Rosa warned, placing a blockade between herself and Molly.

"But aren't we best friends?" Molly asked, flashing puppy eyes at Rosa. It was nowhere near enough.

"No. My best friend is Kali, and they're back home waiting for me to win. You're not my best friend, and I don't think you're even my friend in general."

—

*Confessional Start*

[Molly]

Molly was silent in the confessional, looking down at her lap. Her expression was hidden. "I think… We are really getting along!" Molly exclaimed, showing her beaming face towards the camera.

*Confessional End*

—

Jun narrowed his eyes, but ultimately agreed, making his way off the stage and back into his dorm room. Van couldn't help but release a sigh of relief, as she turned back to the team.

"Right, I have a potential idea but we all need to work together for it," Van announced as she looked around her team.

"I'm all in!" Ollie chimed in with a cheer, thrusting his fist in the air excitedly. Jess gave a determined nod too, but with Quaker too busy flirting with Drew and Molly getting on Rosa's last nerve, it didn't exactly seem promising.

"How do we feel about adding some light to the performance," Drew asked, with his slung around Quaker's shoulder, as they blushed uncontrollably. Ollie clapped his hand excitedly, and Jess gave a thumbs-up to the lounge singer.

"You are a freak, and you need to stay away from me!" Rosa snapped, directing Molly towards someone else but Molly was paying no mind to the girl.

"I'm that bitch," Molly gleefully squealed, twirling around on the spot. In her mind, Carolyn rolled her eyes but gave an approving message. "Yeah, Rosa is really that bitch!"

"Rosa, Molly," Van directed, gesturing for the other two to come over, before starting to speak again. "Let's get to work."

---

Team Dontastic were now working on their verses, with Johan struggling a lot more than the others. Ideas were flowing onto the page for most of the others, but Johan stared at his blank page, frustration growing as time passed.

"You okay man?" Séamus asked, seeing his friend tense up next to him.

"Maybe Carmen was right," He said defeated, pushing his chair back from the table. "Maybe I'm not cut out for this."

"Hey, what?" Séamus asked, alarmed by the sudden defeat that was being shown by the boy. "Is this because you're not able to write?"

"It's that easy to pick up on, huh?"

"Listen, Johan," Séamus said, turning to face him. "We all have our weaknesses, and I wasn't able to push past mine today. I can help you with yours though. We'll work on it together."

Robin scribbled down his final line triumphantly, rapping his lines back out in his head. He glanced over at Craig, who was also successfully writing his lines.

"You all good dude?" Robin asked, his smile growing as Craig beamed back.

"Hell yeah, man!" Craig responded. "Ya boi is back and better than ever!"

Francine walked over, peering at the sheets of the two boys, giving a nod of approval. She walked back over to her station, as Robin and Craig glanced at each other, rolling their eyes.

"Women," Robin said, as Craig grunted in response.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Francine]

"I'm supervising our team to make sure we are in shape for this challenge," Francine defended, her lyrics in her hand as she made an adjustment to her lines. "Robin and Craig are both rappers, and their wordplay is well managed. However, I lack the same amount of expressions due to me singing my lines."

*Confessional End*

—

Francine sat back down, giving a nod to Yuki who exchanged a look with her. Yuki had also put the finishing touches on her lines and was watching over Athena and Aerice as they wrote away.

"Can you not peer over my shoulder please," Aerice asked, covering her page from Yuki's hard stare.

"We're all going to hear it on the stage, might as well make sure it's okay now," Yuki responded, narrowing her eyes.

"My process is private, and I can't write with you practically on top of me," Aerice said in a huff, shuffling her seat further away. Athena shrugged, folding up her page and placing it into her pocket.

"I'm done. You'll hear it soon enough," the stoic said, as she walked away from the group. Yuki huffed, raising her nose at what she claimed to be disrespect.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Athena]

"Man, this team cares too much," Athena complained, sitting stone-faced in her seat. "It's not that hard. Perform well, and we'll be fine."

*Confessional End*

—

---

At this point, the time for the show was approaching and all sixteen stars were getting ready in the workroom. The hustle, bustle and rapid movement in the room was hectic, as people through brushes around and dotted themselves with make-up in order to prepare for the show.

"How are you guys feeling?" Séamus asked, sitting around the vanity with Jun, Ollie, Quaker, Jess and Francine. "Especially you guys on the other team?"

"I'm so excited!" Ollie said cheerfully, drawing on the stars on his eyes. "No matter what happens, it's going to be fun."

"Ollie is right," Jess agreed. "Even though this was so challenging, the reward is going to pay off on that stage when we all dance."

"Mhm," Francine said, thinking about the interactions from before. "I'm not sure how this will go, having such diverse personalities on stage."

"I would prefer to be up there on my own again," Jun claimed, brandishing his make-up brush like a weapon. "They already loved my talent show."

"Awh June Bug, you would have such bad lyrics then!" Quaker teased, sticking their tongue out at him.

"What did you just call me!" Jun snapped, glaring at the dancer who had the group strategically placed on the opposite end of Jun. Ollie gave a soft sigh, looking at the argument happen once again, but was warped back to reality by a hand on his shoulder.

"C'est la vie, mon ami," Jess said, winking at him. Ollie giggled, finishing off his star much more enthusiastically.

"Are they always like this," Séamus asked, looking between the two roommates who were almost ready to throw down.

"Works out for us," Francine said, shushing him.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Ollie]

"I didn't know Jess could speak French!" Ollie gasped, clapping his hands excitedly.

*Confessional End*

—

"Ugh, there they go again," Van groaned, watching the boys argue at the vanities. She was sitting on one of the couches, with Robin and Craig keeping her company.

"Have they been like the whole time?" asked Robin, watching as Jun threw a brush that Quaker dove off their seat to catch, landing in a split.

Van nodded in response, massaging her temple and Craig shook his head, his body shuddering from the laughs he was emitting. "Man, they are total jabronis!"

Van snorted, whacking Craig's knee. "Couldn't have put it better myself. How'd prep go for you guys anyways?"

"Ah man, this dude killed it," Robin exclaimed, clapping Craig on the shoulder.

"Awh shucks, our whole team put in the work."

Yuki narrowed her eyes, seeing the interaction take place before focusing her attention back on Drew, who had pulled her aside.

"What do you want?" She asked, glaring at him.

"My dear Yuki, I have a feeling you aren't exactly the most popular on the team," Drew purred, wrapping his arm around Yuki and directing her view to Athena, Aerice, Rosa, Molly and Johan, all in a heated discussion in whispers. Yuki's eyes widened, and turned back to face Drew, shoving his hands off of her.

"What's it to you?"

"See, I admire your method, and think it'd be a shame for you to go so soon," Drew said, pausing to see Yuki's contemplative face. "I have a feeling that your name will be on the chopping block in case your team loses."

"We won't lose," Yuki snapped, strutting away to her bedroom and leaving Drew alone, with a teed-off expression on his face.

—

*Confessional Start*

[Drew]

"I've made my rounds with who I've been able to manipulate onto my side," Drew lamented, counting off a variety of people on his two hands. "I fear that in losing Yuki, I'll be down a key member of my plan."

*Confessional End*

—

Aerice watched as Molly wound up Rosa, looking towards Athena, who was napping on the couch, and Johan, who was fanning himself in agitation.

"Nervous?"

"Petrified," Johan replied, letting out another breath of air. "I think we have what it takes to win, but it doesn't calm my nerves nonetheless."

"Have you thought about what we do if we don't win?"

Johan pointed towards Athena and then paused. "I know you two are friends, but Athena hasn't been doing much yet."

Athena nodded, although there was some hesitation. "At least Athena jumped, unlike Séamus. Not to mention Yuki was really bossy throughout the day."

"At least there are some options," Johan summarised, looking sorrowfully at Séamus.

"MOLLY! Get BACK here!" Rosa roared, as the two of them ran around the room.

"It wasn't me! It was Carolyn!"

---

As night fell, the light shone brighter on the stage. Blaineley and Don were in the same seats as they were last week, in their same fabulous outfits. Joining them this time, however, was none other than the Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj.

"Welcome back to the mainstage of Total! Drama! Stardom!" Blaineley announced, with the same charismatic flair, that she had last week. "I'm Blaineley!"

"And I am Don," Don chimed in, not letting himself get outshone this time. "This week we asked our superstars to work together as a team and write their own verses to two different songs, I'm That Bitch and Legends!"

"With us tonight, we have our extra special guest judge. The Queen of Rap, Nicki Minaj!" Blaineley continued, allowing the spotlight to focus on Nicki. "Now Nicki Minaj, everyone knows you by many different names."

"Roman, Barbie, Chun-Li," Don listed, giving Nicki a reassuring smile.

"But how are you going to fare against our stars?"

Nicki laughed in her iconic tone. "Please, you already know who the real bad guy is. I'm excited to see these stars Pound the Alarm!"

"Couldn't have said it better myself," Don chuckled, flashing the camera a wink. "Now give it up for Team Blainerific, performing I'm That Bitch!"

---

The eight members of Team Blainerific stood on stage, as the spotlight highlighted all of them in the centre stage. They had matching yellow outfits on, courtesy of what Jun was preparing while the rest were creating their choreography, all in a similar manner but each member styled their look in a unique way. Jun wore his singlet with the cut-outs from his talent show, Quaker had on his catsuit but in yellow with a matching yellow hat, and Rosa wore a Latin dress that flowed in the air. Drew wore a two-piece suit, while Ollie wore his signature leotard and Molly had a yellow jumper with a pair of denim blue jeans on. The final two were Jess, who wore a yellow catsuit, without the V-neck that Quaker had, and Van who had on an oversized jersey in the yellow shade. The music started echoing out as Jun and Ollie took control of the first lines. "I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is."

"Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous." Drew and Quaker continued, chorusing together to finish off the first verse. The entire team clapped in unison, adding an extra backing track to the sounds. They may have squabbled earlier, but there was no room for error on the stage. As the music increased in tempo, Van and Jess both hopped in repeating the chorus again from the beginning. "I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is."

Rosa and Molly, determined to not let their team down, continued to finish off the last verse. It really did have in handy having Molly on the team, as she was a rapper as she claimed, and her voice helped overpower Rosa who was a lot weaker at rapping than she was. "Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous."

The music accelerated as the team dispersed around the stage, each taking their positions just like they had rehearsed. They echoed out the last line together before the entire stage flooded in darkness. "I'm that bitch!". A spotlight shined down on Jess, as gulped, prepared to start off their team's individual verses.

[Verse 1: Jessica]

Do you believe in magic?

I'll blow you away with my trick.

Pops blessed me with the smoke,

Laugh along to the best of my joke,

Pardon me, don't mind the intrusion,

Get a taste of this new infusion,

I'm Jessica, the Mistress of Illusion,

Hear that crack, winning is my conclusion.

Jess played around on stage as she sang, allowing her expertise in illusions to come in handy as she performed. She created smoke, similar to the way she had during her entrance, and bumbled around the stage in a sensual and trippy manner. Approaching the end of her verse, she cracked a glow stick open that added a red fluorescent colour illuminating the rather dark stage. She smiled, throwing it over to Jun who caught it with a grin.

[Verse 2: Jun]

Fashion, beauty, runway, pose,

Jun will nail it on the nose,

I'm gay and proud and loud and free,

Serving looks and you want to be me,

Fame and fortune is my aspiration,

Mugler and Vogue are my inspirations,

Material girl, who wants so much more,

Your look? A boot? Honey that's the door

Jun danced around the stage, hitting every beat of the song with a different move. He struck different poses, letting people know that he was the stylist of the cast, and was the one who coordinated their matching outfits. It may have taken a lot of time, but Jun was still perfectly choreographed in his routine as he vogued to the lyrics, referencing one of his favourite artists, Madonna. Jun was delighted to be performing in front of Nicki, and under his watchful gaze, she seemed impressed thus far. He threw the glow stick over to Van who was ready to match Jun's energy.

[Verse 3: Vanessa]

A-yo! Don't ya know!

Van is here to steal the show!

Turn it up and feel your freak,

Yell it out, all day, all week

It's a party, a celebration,

Having funs the obligation,

Van is here with information,

The path to Stardom is my destination.

Van took the glow-stick and burst into her own style of choreography, mixing up both the party moves she had grown to love over her time of hosting as well as more sensual moves, being the perfect in-between for Jessica and Jun. Nicki was one of her idols, so she knew she had to impress in her performance today and as she twirled and popped, the idea of being judged completely flew out of her mind as she just had fun on the stage.

As Van approached the end of her verse, she tossed the glow stick in the middle of the stage as the entire team came in closer to watch, as they all chimed in together to sing the next line. "In case you forgot, let me remind you that!"

"I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is. Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous." The team all sang together, as they circled the glow stick while facing the judges and striking different poses as they did so. "I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is. Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous."

"I-I-I'm that bitch!" They chorused the second verse, as the glow stick switched off, leaving the stage shrouded in darkness. Another crack could be heard and a green aura radiated, illuminating Molly as she began to rap out her verse.

[Verse 4: Molly]

I'll come alive, just like a dolly,

The bride of Chucky. Here's Molly!

Voices in my head, what's up Carolyn?

Kill everyone here? So not divine!

Been around the block but the psych ward is home,

It's no fun there! All rubber and foam!

I'm sure here is where I'll make new friends,

The only rumour is that I'm sweet til the end!

Molly was not a strong dancer, as she had shown during the talent shown, so she simply played around with the glow stick as she rapped her lines out. It was the first time any of her team were hearing Molly's lyrics, so the lyrics were a bit shocking, to say the least, and they were honestly glad the stage was dark to mask their reactions. Molly tossed the glow stick behind her and over her shoulder and it perfectly landed in Rosa's hand as she smirked, saying her own lines.

[Verse 5: Rosa]

Ding-ding,

Got the stage looking like a cage fight,

Jab right, left, right,

Knocking out your daylights,

Rosa! She really is a cut above,

See me punch you straight up to the doves,

Not Chun-Li but I'll bring it to you, Jackie Chan,

You wanna fight? Please, you'd wish that you'd have ran.

Rosa had a lot of fun writing her verse and was excited to perform. She twirled the glow stick like a baton and pranced around the stage. She was using her dress to her advantage, as she balanced the masculine vibes from her verse with her more feminine performance. She took a lot of pride in her dance moves, incorporating a Latin-style element to her movement, and she could've been mistaken but she could've sworn she heard a scream of approval from the judging panel when she said Chun-Li. She smirked once again and threw the glow stick back to the next person, but disaster struck as it got caught on her sleeve and didn't have anywhere near the right momentum to make it to the next person. She gasped silently, scornful of herself for messing up their team performance but Quaker, the intended target, dove through the air and caught it, landing in the splits as he began to rap his verse.

[Verse 6: Quaker]

I'm walking that duck like my name's Anetra,

Dragged from head to toe like it's an easy feat, ya!

Dropping this verse, hear me quack, quack, quack!

Fancy in the front but you can hit it from the back!

Quaker will dance these bitches to the line,

Captivate til you wish you were mine,

Leave a fire on the floor, stay sexy on the cam,

Watch me twirl, spin, dip, jump, kick and Sha-Blam!

Quaker was another one who was uncontrollably excited to be performing in front of Nicki Minaj. He knew he had to bring his A-game, but when it came to a challenge where you had to rap and dance, it was practically a free win for him. He danced just as he always, twirling, spinning, dipping, jumping and kicking as he kept the energy high as the song transitioned back into the chorus. They gestured to the rest of his team to come closer, as they mimicked what they had done for the second chorus, this time doing so in a line. "In case you forgot, let me remind you that!"

"I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is. Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous." All of Team Blainerific was completely feeling the music at this point. Sure they had their mishaps earlier, but they were a well-oiled machine now and this track literally was their bitch. "I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is. Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous."

"I'm that bitch!" The team sang out, as the stage dimmed once again. A third crack could once again be heard, as a blue colour radiated Ollie.

[Verse 7: Ollie]

Swinging from bar to bar,

The sky's the limit and I'm a star,

I'm always high up in the air,

Free like a bird without a care,

Like the angels I will fly,

With aerobics, I'm your guy,

The greatest show that you will see,

In the starlight, it's Ollie!

Ollie sang his lines, his nerves diminished by the rest of his team's strong performances. He bopped along his side of the stage, using his circus skills to juggle the glow stick as he filled the stage with his energy. Ollie's confidence grew with the likes of Jess, Van and Quaker on his team and he felt as if he bounced off everyone rather well. Bouncing up and down once again, as he reached the end of his verse he tossed the glow stick over to Drew who caught it and started to sing.

[Verse 8: Drew]

The smooth-talker here,

To steal the show,

Outshine these losers,

With my flow,

Sway with me,

And take it slow,

"Drew's the best!"

Please, I know.

Drew took an unusual approach, being the only one in his team to properly sing his lines. He moved softly around the stage, in a graceful manner similar to that of his talent show from the prior night. He oozed charisma and charm, throwing an occasional wink at the judges as he danced in a slow, melodic tone. Drew held his last note for an extended period, as the cast gathered closer together to finish off their remix. "In case you forgot, let me remind you that!"

"I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is. Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous." The entire team worked together, incorporating both Quaker's and Jun's choreography to mimic a dance battle. Each of them had their choreography match each other but also had their own individual flair to the movements creating a spectacle to watch. "I-I-I'm that bitch. I-I'm that bitch. I-I-I'm that bitch. That's the way it is. Don't-don't-don't you wish, you could be that rich, but you ain't that bitch, it's unanimous."

The entire group came together and posed matching their complex and unique personalities, as they chorused out the last line. "I'm that bitch!". The judges applauded their performance, while the team panted from their positions. Jun was extending his arms up, Drew had his back to the judges while looking back at them and Jess and Ollie were in a similar stance of taking a bow. Van and Quaker were both on the floor, with Quaker doing the splits and Van crossing her legs and lying down. Rosa had grasped the edges of her dress, extenuating her figure and Molly crossed her arms attempting to give off 'swag' energy.

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*Confessional Start*

[Vanessa]

"We ate," Van said plainly, but the glimmer in her eyes and her shining smile showcased the emotion she was trying to hide.

*Confessional End*

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"Up now, is Team Dontastic performing Legends!" Don began, looking at his team on the stage excitedly.

"Oh this finna be good," Nicki said, laughing as she did.

The team was all lined up, snapping along to the beat of the music as they prepared themselves. The girls of the team started, singing out the first line of the song. "Legends rise, we're legendary. Watch me touch the sky, high, high." While this team's track was a lot calmer than the other team, it suited their more sophisticated team a lot more, and the guys on the team continued to finish off the chorus. "Rainbow high, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high." Athena stepped forwards from her spot on the left of the stage, looking up to the judges with her usual tired expression in her eyes.

[Verse 1: Athena]

Don't be acting so heroic,

Life's better as a stoic,

Emotions are a waste of time,

And really, I mean it when I say I'm fine.

The name's Athena just like God,

I'll answer with a shake, a shrug or a nod,

They'll wear themselves out while I go my own pace,

You may be the jack but I'll be the ace.

Her voice was plain and simple, as she stated her words in a bored manner. She always described herself as a lot more poetic, and a couple of impactful words meant more to her than a monologue. She extended and swayed as she moved around the stage, not caring too much about the performance but having a slight artistic trait to her movements around the stage. The crowd behind her watched on, carefully moving their arms in a rhythmic motion to the beat of the music. Athena finished her verse in a pose, as Yuki stepped forward from her position in the line on the opposite side of the stage.

[Verse 2: Yuki]

Konichwa, do you see my silouhette?

Don't get tipsy when I pirouette!

Stay on your toes against this swan,

But the game is set and your fate has been drawn,

Watch the dance of the sugar fairy,

So sweet, so nice and never scary,

Yuki will be the only one to stay,

With a one, two, three and a pas-de-bourrée!

Yuki had a determined look on her face, as she practised her moves in the same she always had. She was the most miffed about having to tone done her choreography, but she wasn't going to be made a fool out of during her solo. Her moves were dainty and elegant, as she pranced around the stage on the tips of her toes and stretched outwards in a similar way to her performance in the talent show. Ballet was her art form, and twirling on the toes and gracefully spinning was her area of expertise. It came as second nature to her, or first considering how young Yuki started ballet. Finishing in one last extension, Yuki posed in a similar style to Athena, as Francine stepped forward to start her verse.

[Verse 3: Francine]

Francine

the Queen,

and the winning team,

Set out to achieve our dream,

I'll make you focus on me,

Classical so you'll see,

No catastrophe, my symphony,

Strum along with this prodigy.

Francine was by no means a rapper, but she was smart enough to know where her strengths lay. She sang her lines confidently, commanding the stage with strong hand motions directing her movements. She, in a similar manner to Yuki, moved around the stage elegantly. She wasn't a ballerina, but she was classically trained with the violin and the only way she was not going to run that into the ground this season was if she wasn't a Bolton, and she was. She had the training and the passion, and she posed like the other two on her team as they approached the chorus.

"Legends rise, we're legendary. Watch me touch the sky, high, high." Team Dontastic came together, celebrating their status as they walked around in a circle, unbeknownst to them, just like the other team had. The major difference with this team was that they were clean-put and together, harmonising as they sang. "Rainbow high, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high."

The team returned to their original line-up, clapping along to the beat of the music in a neat, organised manner. They continued their choreography of posing, making sure each member got their moment in the limelight before they worked together as a team. "Legends rise, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high." They finished, off as Séamus stepped forwards.

[Verse 4: Séamus]

Like Duolingo, I'll be switching the language,

Irish, English, Korean? I'm a trihybrid!

Séamus! That's Irish for James,

And Séamus will be winning these Stardom games,

Side to side I'll whip my red hair,

Drunk-dazed you'll be when I pull out my flair,

My dancing will let me rise to the top,

Now crown the king of K-pop!

Séamus was shaky, evident by his surprising lack of confidence. Between the interaction at breakfast, to the mishap on the cliff, he wasn't in the best mental space to give his all but he was ready to try. He kicked out and whipped along to his lyrics, a stark change from the trio who had gone before him with their classical moves, and Séamus used his devotion to K-pop as inspiration for the moves he was doing; After all, like most of the other contestants, he came alive on the stage. He finished by dropping to his knees in a pose, letting Craig jump in from his side.

[Verse 5: Craig]

Come on, Come on! Let's Go! Let's Go!

Speeding it up when these other guys lack,

Name's not Steve but I'll give ya' the axe,

Don't be mad cuz I'm just spitting facts,

Yeah? Yeah? Yeah? Yeah?

I'm Repping SoCal like I'm its babysitter,

I'm a hard hitter so don't be bitter,

Call me Elon cuz Craig will be ruling Twitter, yeah!

Craig had built up his confidence again after his poor performance the last time he was on the stage, but this time he was fueled by energy drinks, adrenaline and camaraderie. In his humble opinion, their team was way too uptight and he was the perfect one to make it a little more goofy. While dance wasn't his forté, he incorporated elements of humour, acting out every single line he rapped out, finishing his verse with his arms crossed and dropping an imaginary mic, which he then picked up and threw to Robin.

[Verse 6: Robin]

Steel on me like I'm on Iron Man,

A million voices in this can,

Lost my own like I was Ariel,

But with the fishes is your burial,

Face of the greatest, facing the bravest,

Face it, I'm dripping in the latest,

Try rapping my bars and you'll drown,

The only thing I'm Robin is the crown!

Robin had his voice as his biggest strength, and he was switching accents and voices between every line he rapped. From Tony Stark to Ariel, he managed to switch accordingly and bounced off of the comedy Craig was adding with his impersonation skills. He mimed swimming, opening up a tin can, and crossing his arms as if he had died. Robin was just able to see grinning faces on the judges, and an agitated one on Blaineley, as he struck a pose like the others had done before him.

"Legends rise, we're legendary. Watch me touch the sky, high, high." The line formation made its return as the chorus started playing again, as the variations on their positions came back into play. "Rainbow high, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high."

While repetitive, their choreography of posing was working as each member switched poses every time the beat switched on the song. It may have come across as jagged, but Yuki had whipped the team into shape, having them move as a fluid unit. "Legends rise, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high." They sang, making way for Aerice to come to the front of the stage.

[Verse 7: Aerice]

Ah, BOO!

Oh! Hope I didn't scare you.

Aerice the horror author,

well isn't that new?

My scenes will scare,

with fear you'll turn blue,

No JK Rowling,

but will leave you dead like Rue.

Aerice bopped along, using her flexibility to stretch and contort in a mysterious, sensual way. Her lyrics were morbid but accurately represented her as a person, and she was hopeful that they were artistic enough to guarantee her team the win. She fell to the floor, and crawled along the stage, before raising herself back up and pulling a spooky face allowing Johan to step forward.

[Verse 8: Johan]

Hello world, Johan here!

I don't bite, don't you fear,

I came to show my vocal prowess,

With my team, if you'll allow us,

And with Jodie by my side, I can't be beat,

Spanish blood too? Hey isn't that neat,

Come on girls, I'll make you happy,

Y cuando esté en casa, llámame Papi!

Johan had the last verse, and the pressure was high. His lines may have seemed generic, but he was nonetheless proud of them as they were his own original work. He flashed a sleazy smile, waving around and shuffling his feet in his version of the Charleston; the Johan-Esteban-Cesar-Enrique-Ramon-Manuel-Julio-Ricardo-O'Brian-Gutierrez-Vialpando-ton, patent pending. He finished off in his pose of a bow, as the team came together to finish their performance.

"Legends rise, we're legendary. Watch me touch the sky, high, high." Tried and true, Team Dontastic returned to their line formation, snapping along as they sang. "Rainbow high, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high." They had decided to switch it up for the final chorus, as the men on the team each picked up one of the women, the pairs being Séamus and Yuki, Craig and Athena, Johan and Francine and finally, Robin and Aerice.

"Legends rise, we're legendary. Legends never die, high, high." The group sang although Séamus was struggling to hold Yuki up. He simply didn't have the shape or strength to do so, as he lowered Yuki to the floor, messing up their planned finishing. "Legends never die." The song finished, with the three ladies in the arms of the men, while Yuki was left on the ground with Séamus on his knees. The judges gave a polite, albeit confused applause, while Don shook his head regretfully.

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*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"I'm so fucked," Séamus cursed, with puffy red eyes, which one could deduce were from crying.

*Confessional End*

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"Good job guys," Don said halfheartedly, as Blaineley rubbed her hands maniacally at the sight of what had happened. The sixteen contestants were lined up on the stage, separated into their two teams. "It's time for the judges' critiques."

"Let's start off with Team Blainerific," Blaineley said, examining her line-up carefully. "I'll start by saying you guys did an amazing job. You had some fun choreography, and the concept with the glowsticks was so entertaining to watch. It was smart and cohesive and you guys should be proud of yourselves. Who came up with it?"

Hearing the judges, Jess blushed furiously as Ollie clapped for her excitedly. "It was Jess and Drew!" He whooped, pushing the two forward. Blaineley gave them both a nod of approval.

Don cleared his throat, bringing a halt to the commotion as he started to give his critiques. "Your performance was impressive, but I did notice some faults. It looked like Rosa didn't make a successful throw of the glow stick, and I have to say that the delivery of some of the lines wasn't strong enough."

Rosa crossed her arms, not appreciating behind called out but Nicki's laugh grabbed her attention. "Puh-lease. You guys were icons, especially with referencing Chun-Li. I thought it was artistic, and it was really well done. Also, have to commend the matching outfits, it really heightened the experience."

"I can take credit for that," Jun claimed, bowing as he did so. The chests of the members of Team Blainerific puffed up, as they celebrated their positive feedback. Robin shot a nervous look to Craig, who looked equally as nervous.

"As for the others," Blaineley said, barely containing her laughter. "I mean wow, that was awful. There was no sense of community, and all of you took the challenge as solo units rather than as a team."

"It wasn't all bad," Don defended, but Nicki laughed and cut him off.

"I'm sorry, it really wasn't great. I saw someone get dropped at the very end, and the choreography was very generic."

Yuki closed her eyes, regretting her choice to simplify her routine for the others, as Séamus shook his head in defeat.

"Also, Athena. Please step forward," Blaineley commanded, as the stoic did so. "This is twice now you have lacked to show any expression in the challenge. You need to perform! What don't you get about that?"

"I am who I am," Athena responded simply, stepping back in line as Blaineley shook her head with disapproval.

Don sighed, looking towards his team who were mixed from faces of saccharine bravery, in the case of Yuki, not caring, for Athena, to downright disappointment, like Séamus. "Well, Nicki, who's winning immunity."

"Like it's a question?" She scoffed. "It easily goes to Team Blainerific."

"Very well," Blaineley cheered, as her team followed her head. "My team, you can head to your dormitories, or to the workroom to relax for the rest of the night."

"Team Dontastic, we'll need you to head to the confessionals to cast your votes," Don commanded. "Extra special thanks once again to Nicki Minaj for coming on tonight."

The stars gave Nicki one last hurrah before they went to their allocated spaces.

"Who do you think will be eliminated?" Van whispered to her team, as they exited the stage.

"Probably Séamus," Jess answered, shaking her in sorrow. "He messed up big time."

"Awh, he was really cute though!" Quaker lamented as the team moved to the workroom.

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Don stood before the eight members of his team, with seven statues in a basket in front of him. "Team Dontastic, I'm sure this was just a slight mishap, but one of you will have to take the tour bus out of here."

Yuki glared at Séamus, while Francine gave a knowing nod to Robin and Craig. Aerice gulped, looking over to Athena who was sitting there without a care in the world.

"You have all cast your votes, and the one with the most votes will not receive a Diamond Don award, and will be eliminated."

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*Confessional Start*

[Yuki]

Yuki gave a cold, icy stare into the camera. "We wouldn't be in this situation if we had all jumped off the cliff. In ballet, you are only as strong as your weakest dancer, and tonight that was Séamus."

*Confessional End*

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*Confessional Start*

[Johan]

Johan sighed, before looking up more determined. "Séamus wouldn't have been so nervous if someone could just lay back a little! Yuki has my vote."

*Confessional End*

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*Confessional Start*

[Francine]

Francine looked at the names on her tablet, examining them before studying. "I think one of these people will hold us back no matter what challenge we get."

*Confessional End*

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"Our awards go to Francine, and Aerice," Don called out, throwing two towards them.

"Also getting awards are, Johan, Robin and Craig."

Each of them caught their awards gratefully, watching the last three stand without the symbol of safety.

"Yuki, tonight you were very controlling over the choreography and failed to take risks. Séamus, you messed up in being the only one to not jump off the cliff and dropped Yuki during the performance. Athena, you lacked to show the fight to want to be here, and have lacked emotion in this competition. The person gaining the next award is…"

"Yuki."

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*Confessional Start*

[Séamus]

"It's over," Séamus sobbed, taking his hat off and placing it in his lap.

*Confessional End*

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"And the last Diamond Don award goes to…"

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"Séamus! Athena, I'm sorry you have been eliminated."

"What!" Séamus gasped, looking around the rest of his team. Yuki shook her head annoyed, while Craig and Robin gave him a thumbs-up. He sighed in relief, looking at the girl who had just gotten eliminated.

Athena shrugged as she started to move towards the exit. "Meh."

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*Confessional Start*

[Athena]

"I'm not surprised," Athena confessed, her face as frozen as it had been. "I just don't think this place was what I had in mind."

*Confessional End*

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"With that, one star has fallen, but fifteen continue to shine bright!" Don cheered, as Blaineley made her way back on stage.

"Will Jun and Quaker stall their squabble? Will Aerice survive without Athena, and will Rosa kill Molly?" She asked.

"We'll see you next time with some answers possibly."

"On! Total! Drama! Stardom!" The two hosts cheered, as the camera faded to black.

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Voting Confessionals

Aerice: "Séamus."

Athena: "I'm sorry Séamus, but I can't vote for a friend. You messed up twice, and Yuki was at least trying to organise us."

Craig: "Ay, Séamus may have messed up today, but Athena has not shown anything since she's gotten here. The girls scary!"

Francine: "I think one of these people will hold us back no matter what challenge we get. I vote for Athena."

Johan: "Séamus wouldn't have been so nervous if someone could just lay back a little! Yuki has my vote."

Robin: "I asked who Craig was voting for, and I do agree. Athena is scary!"

Séamus: "I can't go home first, not after all it took to get here. Yuki was trying her best, so I'm sorry Athena."

Yuki: "We wouldn't be in this situation if we had all jumped off the cliff. In ballet, you are only as strong as your weakest dancer, and tonight that was Séamus."

Votes:

Athena: 4 (Craig, Francine, Robin & Séamus)

Séamus: 3 (Aerice, Athena & Yuki)

Yuki: 1 (Johan)

Elimination Order:

16th: Athena Jones ~ The British Stoic by Livi C

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Cast

1. Aerice Bellial by Wolfik128

2. Andrew 'Drew' James Hanson by Skyn1nja123

3. Athena Jones by Livi C

4. Craig Lamar Kendricks by thedragonrooster

5. Francine Bolton by Alexnueshoorn

6. Jessica 'Jess' Quinn by Tech-Star

7. Johan Vialpando by Allureon

8. Jun Li Feng by Skyn1nja123

9. Molly Alston by UltraGenuisTD

10. Ollie Warren by The Feline Overlord

11. Quaker Aquino by Me (Space Zodiac)

12. Robin Hawkins by ZNBT

13. Rosa Gutierrez by Lemonade Lover

14. Séamus Jun by DarkForest66

15. Vanessa 'Van' Laticia Jordan by Mr Ruff

16. Yuki Burizādo by Thunderstrike16

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Teams

Team Blainerific: Jun; Drew; Quaker; Ollie; Jess; Van; Rosa & Molly

Team Dontastic: Johan; Séamus; Aerice; Francine; Yuki; Robin & Craig

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Songs Performed

1. I'm That Bitch by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 12

2. Legends (Cast Version) by Rupaul & The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race, Season 7

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Well, that was a long time coming, and it was a doozy. Sorry about the wait on the chapter, but it was surprisingly difficult to write and motivation hasn't been on a high recently. I'm hoping I can get a couple more chapters done quickly over the course of summer, but I'm not going to make any promises.

Let's start with the elimination. I'm sorry to Livi C, as I did enjoy writing Athena. However, I found her stoic, emotionless nature to not be the right fit for this season, especially when a big part of the season is expressing emotions. I do have plans with her in a possible future season, just not this one.

The challenge was very fun to write, and I loved coming up with these mini verses for each of the characters. It was actually done before the talent show, and I think the performance aspect of the season is what makes this one of my favourites to write. I hope you enjoyed your character's verse, and let me know which was your favourite.

Finally, a couple of questions. Did you see Athena's elimination coming? Who do you think will go next? And what will happen next time in [Episode Four: We Don't Talk About Carolyn]?

Until then, this is Space signing off.